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Rachael Menezes: Enhancing Maternal Health Through MMS Implementation

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Dec 22, 2025, 16:21

Rachael Menezes: Enhancing Maternal Health Through MMS Implementation

Rachael Menezes, Senior Nutritionist at Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN), shared a post on LinkedIn about a paper published in Maternal and Child Nutrition:

“New peer-reviewed publication: Introducing Antenatal Multiple Micronutrient Supplements: Lessons Learned From Implementation Research in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Madagascar and Tanzania

Very excited to have been a co-author on Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) and UNICEF’s new research article, providing insight into the successes, challenges and lessons learned from the improving project. This project piloted the integration of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) services in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Madagascar, and Tanzania.

The paper highlights that:

The introduction of MMS provides a strategic opportunity to strengthen maternal nutrition and health systems.

Context-specific approaches grounded in implementation research allowed robust situational analysis and community engagement to inform programme design and has improved uptake and acceptability of MMS.

Government leadership, integration into national policies and existing systems, and inclusion of MMS on essential medicines lists are critical for scale-up.

Strengthening supply chains and identifying sustainable financing mechanisms remain priority areas for future investment.

Continued implementation research and advocacy are needed to align global guidance and inform evidence-based scale up of MMS.

Read the full article here.”

Title: Introducing Antenatal Multiple Micronutrient Supplements: Lessons Learned From Implementation Research in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Madagascar and Tanzania

Authors: Susan Thurstans-Fuller, Philip James, Rachael Menezes, Alison Fleet, Ireen Akhter Chowdhury, Johanne Desormeaux, Onjanarindra Jeannie Nadia Razafimalaza, Patrick Codjia, Vilma Tyler, Alison Tumilowicz, Zeina Sifri, Emily Mates

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